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Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |
Stock repurchase plan, authorized amount | 700,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 |
Aggregate shares repurchased under stock repurchase plan (in shares) | 19,607,058 colm_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesRepurchasedToDate |
Stock purchase value | 456,443,000 colm_StockRepurchasedToDateValue |
Stock Options And Service-Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, number of shares | 283,893 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = colm_StockOptionsAndServiceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember | 233,212 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = colm_StockOptionsAndServiceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, number of shares | 119,110 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = colm_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember | 61,926 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = colm_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember

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- Definition Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased to date and has not been retired and is not held in treasury. Some state laws may mandate the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Antidilution -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6505113 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Diluted Earnings Per Share -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6510752 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Contingent Stock Agreement -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6508534 + Details
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- Definition Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized. + References No definition available. + Details
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